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San Francisco‑based Assort Health announced a fresh $120 million Series C financing led by Menlo Ventures, pushing the company’s post‑money valuation to $1.2 billion. The round brings the startup’s total capital raised to more than $222 million, underscoring investor confidence in its end‑to‑end AI platform for healthcare access. A market burden ripe for automation Administrative overhead still consumes roughly twice…

Advita Ortho, the multinational medical‑device firm, used the 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) to unveil a suite of nine peer‑reviewed studies that explore how artificial intelligence, automated planning and real‑time navigation can reshape joint replacement procedures. The research spans shoulder, knee and ankle interventions, offering a granular…

Axiom, Legora Hit One-Year AI Legal Milestone — the two firms marked the anniversary of their AI Tech+Talent partnership with fresh data that shows faster contract turnarounds, cleaner data, and multi‑million‑dollar savings across healthcare, aerospace, real‑estate, and manufacturing. The collaboration between Axiom, the world’s largest provider of AI‑enabled legal talent, and Legora, a Swedish agentic AI…

WireX and Brown & Brown Launch Executive Program to Tackle Quantum and AI Cyber Risks – In a joint announcement from Sunnyvale‑based WireX Systems and insurance intermediary Brown & Brown, the two firms unveiled an Executive Cyber Risk Awareness Program aimed at helping enterprises confront the imminent threats posed by quantum decryption, AI‑driven code generation, and rapid exploit weaponisation….

eSleuth AI appoints former ATF director to advisory board, boosting AI‑driven investigations – In a move that signals deeper integration of forensic science expertise into artificial‑intelligence platforms, eSleuth, Inc. announced yesterday that Kenneth E. Melson, the former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has joined its advisory board. The announcement comes at…

Sanford Burnham Prebys Receives $5 million Viterbi Endowment to Accelerate AI‑Driven Biomedical Research. The nonprofit institute announced a $5 million gift from Qualcomm co‑founder Andrew Viterbi that will fund the newly created Andrew and Erna Viterbi Distinguished Chair in its Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSAI). The endowment is designed to attract top talent and…